Amena
Amena was the 4557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3486th; the most babies were born in 2016 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 901 places. More babies were named Amena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,557 girls, up 333 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201644 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,081babies recorded
Amena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,557 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,890 | 26 |
| 2010 | #6,399 | 20 |
| 2000 | #4,301 | 28 |
| 1990 | #6,479 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,558 | 12 |
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How popular is Amena, counting every spelling?
Amena is a spelling of Ameena, a name family that ranked #1,492 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,557 for Amena on its own. Together these spellings went to 125 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameena | 77 | #2,357 | 367 |
| Amena | 30 | #4,557 | 171 |
| Ameenah | 13 | #7,916 | 106 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amena?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amena?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Amena are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 31. That makes Amena mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amena by state
How common Amena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Amena
How popular is the name Amena?
Amena was the 4557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3486th; the most babies were born in 2016 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 901 places. More babies were named Amena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amena in the US.
Where is Amena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amena was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.